Strain Gauge Calculator
Calculate gauge factor, resistance change, strain, microstrain, bridge output, mV/V sensitivity, and tolerance references.
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Calculate and analyze sensor interfaces, signal conditioning, measurement circuits, and common electronic sensor parameters.
Available Calculators
12
Engineering Applications
4
Each listed tool links to a working calculator with engineering inputs, formulas, examples, notes, and related resources.
Calculate gauge factor, resistance change, strain, microstrain, bridge output, mV/V sensitivity, and tolerance references.
Calculate load-cell mV/V output, full-scale signal, applied load, excitation voltage, zero offset, tare, and tolerance range.
Calculate exact bridge output, midpoint voltages, balance, common-mode voltage, mV/V response, target R4, and tolerance offset.
Calculate Hall sensor output voltage, signed current, zero-current offset, mV/A sensitivity, calibration, range, ADC resolution, and tolerance corners.
Scale pressure sensor voltage and 4-20 mA signals, live-zero percentage, two-point calibration, zero/span error, and receiver resistor voltage.
Fit two-point and multi-point linear sensor calibration equations, residuals, R², RMSE, inverse calibration, and tables.
Calculate sensor-to-ADC resolution, LSB voltage, usable codes, engineering units per code, required bits, gain, offset, and ENOB references.
Calculate ultrasonic time-of-flight distance, echo time, speed of sound, temperature compensation, timeout, timer resolution, and timing error.
Convert analog accelerometer voltage to signed acceleration using zero-g bias, mV/g sensitivity, calibration, range, ADC resolution, tolerance, and drift references.
Calculate 3-axis accelerometer vector magnitude, roll, pitch, tilt, normalized XYZ projection, gravity consistency, and offset-corrected static tilt references.
Calculate photodiode optical power, photocurrent, responsivity, inverting TIA output, feedback resistor, dark-current offset, shot noise, RF-CF pole, and ADC optical resolution.
Scale voltage or current sensor signals into engineering units, invert engineering targets, calculate slope, intercept, span percentage, reverse ranges, and signal error references.
Choose the calculator that matches the decision you need to make: decode a component marking, size a value, check a frequency response, estimate loss, or verify a safety margin. A category page is useful only when it helps you reach a working tool, so this page lists released calculators only.
Calculator results depend on unit choices, idealized formulas, tolerance, temperature, frequency range, and component limitations. Review the formula and engineering notes on each calculator page before using the result in a schematic, BOM, or PCB layout.
Use the calculated value as a design reference, then confirm it against datasheets, derating curves, layout parasitics, measurement conditions, and manufacturer limits. The related guides below provide background when a calculation needs more context.
Engineering Guide
Validate bonded strain gauges through surface preparation, arm wiring, lead and thermal compensation, shunt checks, and mechanical proof.
10 min · Intermediate
Engineering Guide
Calibrate accelerometer bias and sensitivity, align sensor and product axes, compute static tilt, reject invalid motion states, and verify angle accuracy.
16 min · Intermediate
Engineering Guide
Design pulse-echo ultrasonic ranging across timing, blanking, echo qualification, target geometry, multipath, error budgets, and measured validation.
16 min · Intermediate
Engineering Guide
Design sensor ADC acquisition across usable codes, source impedance, settling, reference quality, anti-alias filtering, ENOB, noise, calibration, and verification.
17 min · Intermediate
Engineering Guide
Design photodiode transimpedance amplifiers across optical coupling, responsivity, dynamic range, noise, capacitance, stability, layout, calibration, and verification.
18 min · Advanced
Engineering Guide
Design pressure and analog sensor interfaces across signed scaling, live zero, loop compliance, receiver burden, ADC range, calibration, diagnostics, and uncertainty.
18 min · Intermediate
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